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Do you love ordering couscous when you spot it on the menus at restaurants? Then, maybe it's time to learn how to cook this dish, which is a staple in many North African countries, including Morocco and Tunisia, and also in Israel. You might be surprised at how easy it is to fix this delicious dish. Here, we offer a basic recipe and two variations.
Three-Ingredient Basic Couscous
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups couscous
- 2 3/4 cups chicken broth (or water)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
- Add the liquid to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Sprinkle in salt and stir.
- Remove from heat.
- Add the couscous.
- Let the couscous sit for approximately five minutes (It needs time to absorb the liquid).
- Fluff with a fork and serve.
Toasted Couscous
For this tasty variation, you can use the basic recipe above, but you will just need to toast your couscous before adding liquid.
Directions:
- Melt one or two tablespoons of butter in a saucepan (you can also use olive oil).
- Stir in the couscous and cook until it is nicely toasted.
- Add liquid and cook as directed in the basic recipe above.
Garlicky Israeli Couscous
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cup of chicken broth
- 2 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/3 cup of Israeli couscous
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 large cloves of garlic, minced
- Chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper
Directions:
- Warm the chicken broth until hot. Set aside.
- Add olive oil to a skillet and place on medium heat.
- Once hot, add the couscous to the pan. Cook for approximately two to three minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the garlic and the red pepper. Continue cooking for approximately 30 seconds, stirring continuously.
- Pour in the hot broth.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cook the couscous for approximately 14 minutes or until the broth has evaporated.
- Sprinkle the chopped parsley over the couscous and mix in well.
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If you're like many people who love autumn, you've probably already enjoyed your first pumpkin latte of the season at your favorite coffee shop. And you're likely looking forward to that first piece of pumpkin pie — but you probably also know that plain pumpkin pie can get less exciting as the season progresses. Fortunately, there are many ways to enjoy the taste of pumpkin, especially if you like it sweet. The following are just five ways that residents of apartments in Dallas can enjoy seasonal pumpkin sweetness in desserts when traditional pumpkin pies get old.
Pumpkin Mousse
All you have to do to make pumpkin mousse is replace the melted chocolate in your favorite chocolate mousse recipe with pureed pumpkin. Adding a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg gives it an extra layer of seasonal flavor. Since the flavors of chocolate and pumpkin go well together, add a drizzle of rich chocolate syrup across the top of the mousse just prior to serving.
Pumpkin Brownies
Pumpkin brownies are another sweet treat you can easily prepare by exchanging the chocolate in the recipe for pureed pumpkin. These are even better when you top them off with cream cheese frosting.
Pumpkin Cheesecake
This one calls for adding pumpkin puree to a classic New York cheesecake. Instead of a classic crust, though, consider using a crust of crushed sugar cookies to complement the pumpkin flavor. This dessert makes an excellent alternative to pumpkin pie during holiday feasts.
Pumpkin Bread Pudding
This one takes a while to make, but the results are well worth it. You'll first have to bake a loaf of pumpkin bread, let it cool, and then use your favorite bread pudding recipe to finish the job. It's best served warm with freshly whipped cream.
Pumpkin Spice Cake
Adding pumpkin puree to your favorite spice cake recipe gives it an extra-special holiday accent. Top with caramel frosting and a sprinkle of mixed nuts for an extra layer of goodness.
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After a shopping trip to the Dallas Farmers Market near our Dallas apartments, you might want a quick yet elegant meal idea. Here's a dish you can make with those beautiful mushrooms, onions, basil, garlic cloves and wine you just bought.
Pasta With Farm-Fresh Mushroom Sauce
This dish is perfect for two people — plus, you'll have leftovers. Because, hey, letting a guest leave without leftovers just won't do.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pasta noodles of your choice
- 3 tablespoons organic, extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves of fresh garlic, crushed
- Half a sweet onion, diced
- 1 10-ounce box of fresh baby portobello mushrooms, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon olive tapenade
- 1/3 cup dry red wine or cooking wine
- 1 teaspoon oregano, fresh or dry
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking Directions
You can plan to serve this dish with a side of sliced tomatoes, garnished with fresh basil.
Step 1. Make the sauce.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of organic, extra-virgin olive oil on medium heat in a large pot. Add garlic and onion, saute until they are on the verge of browning, then add the mushrooms and continue to cook until they begin to add their rich, umami juices to the mix.
- Add the tomato paste, the olive tapenade, and the red wine. Cook for three more minutes.
- Remove from the heat, season with the oregano, and add salt and pepper.
Step 2. Cook the pasta.
- Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add pasta. Cook according to package directions.
- Drain the pasta in a colander.
- Add the cooked pasta to your pot of mushroom sauce. Optionally, add the third tablespoon of olive oil.
- Carefully stir the ingredients while heating the sauce and mixing it throughout the pasta.
Baby Mushrooms Offer Big Benefits
What's in the mushrooms?
- Selenium has antioxidant properties.
- Copper helps to reinforce the body's iron.
- Potassium helps protect blood pressure and heart health.
Oregano and basil add even more nutritional benefits!
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Oranges are often considered to be a winter fruit. But why? All that citrus goodness should be enjoyed year-round, and fortunately, you can purchase them all year long. So, feel free to add oranges to the fruits you like to enjoy in your Edgewater apartment or elsewhere during the spring and summer months. And here, we provide you with different ways you can do so (because eating them isn't the only way they can be used and enjoyed).
Get a Little More Nutrition and Immunity Boost for Longer Days
When it comes to nutrition, it doesn't get much better than oranges. They are loaded with all the nutrients you need for long, active summer days. They are full of fiber, vitamin C, thiamine, folate, and potassium — just the stuff to replenish you.
Freshen Up Your Homemade Summer Drinks
Add oranges to your iced teas, your alcoholic beverages, your slushies, or just about anything else you like to drink during the summer.
Brighten up Your Apartment
Orange is a fun, vibrant, stimulating summer color. It's reminiscent of orange flowers in bloom and the sun at noon. So, while you wait to eat your orange sliced up for a snack in the afternoon, keep several in a pretty bowl in the center of your table. They'll brighten up any room and go with just about any decor.
Make Cleaning Green and Delightful to Your Senses
Green cleaning is the thing now, and vinegar is the fundamental source of all green cleaning. But it doesn't smell pleasant, and during the warm months, the smell is only exacerbated. Lemons are often the thing that people use to hide the smell of the vinegar and to add extra cleaning power. But oranges can be used, too. In fact, eat your orange first and then slice up the peels and place them in a jar with white vinegar. Let the peels sit overnight to infuse. Then, drain the liquid and use the peels in your compost.
Oranges Are for All Seasons
It was said already, but it deserves saying again: Oranges can be purchased year-round, so why not buy a bag? Sure, there are many other fruits you want to enjoy during the summer, but oranges align well with long summer afternoons filled with sunshine.
So go ahead, add some oranges to your summer palate, summer decor and summer cleaning in your apartment in Edgewater, New Jersey. Feel free to contact us to learn more about how to enjoy apartment living — oranges and all — during the summer.
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It's that time of year when the sun starts shining a little brighter and the days last a lot longer. Spring is in the air at our Dallas, TX apartments, and we want to honor the newness this season brings with recipes that impart the powerful flavors of fresh fruit.
Fresh Apricot Crisp
Let's start with dessert first, shall we? Apricots are spring and summer's fuzzy friends. Their notable sweetness makes them perfect for after-entree eats. Although many desserts take a lot of prep time, this recipe only requires a few ingredients, and your oven will do most of the work.
Banana Oatmeal Pancakes
Saturday morning breakfast never tasted so good! Whip up these hearty flapjacks, and you'll start your day with a full belly that'll fuel you for many hours.
Kiwi Salsa
Are you entertaining guests? Heading to a potluck? Simply looking for an interesting way to pump up the volume on your favorite poultry or fish dish? Kiwi salsa highlights the insatiable taste of the awesome green kiwi fruit and can be used on a plethora of edible items. You can easily make it the night before so it's ready to bolster the flavor of the next day's entrees.
Steak Marinade With Fresh-Squeezed Lemons
The spring season signifies grill season, and in Texas, that means it's time to get your steaks ready. While good meat is great all by itself, sometimes it's nice to add a bit of zest to your flavor palate. A steak marinade that encompasses fresh-squeezed lemon juice screams "spring!" in a way that's subtle enough for even the most discerning of steak eaters to appreciate.
Pork Tenderloin Medallions With Strawberry Sauce
One can never get too many strawberries, right? While this season's famous fruit finds its way into cocktails and desserts aplenty, this pork dish gives any other entree a run for its money.
Fresh Pineapple Mojito
Muddled mint has certainly made a name for itself as far as cocktails are concerned. If you've never thought of adding it to chunks of fresh pineapple, now's your time to branch out!
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Lemonade is the quintessential summer drink, especially when you feel as though someone turned the heat of the sun all the way up. Not only is it sweet and refreshing, it can also help you rehydrate and stay healthy. But if you're starting to feel a little tired of the standard recipe, try these new twists to excite your taste buds the next time your neighborhood hits 90 degrees.
Patriotic Frozen Lemonade
Perfect for the Fourth of July, this layered drink is a tasty blend of cherries, blueberries and lemon juice. Serve it at a party or when you miss the fireworks and want a little more color back in your life.
Sparkling Ginger Lemonade
The bubbles and ginger in this lemonade make it deliciously complex even though it's so simple to make. For those who want a little carbonation with their lemonade, this is a great recipe to try.
Best Lemonade
A word to the wise: Not all classic lemonade recipes are created equal. There's a lot of debate going on about the right ratio of sugar to juice to water, but this one seems to hit the nail on the head.
Raspberry Lemonade
This recipe is a true crowd pleaser because it manages to strike a good balance between tart and sweet. Serve it when you want to make an impression but don't want anyone to feel left out! For those of you throwing summer dinner parties in your Dallas apartment, you'll definitely want to make an extra pitcher.
Hard Lemonade
When you need a little more than sugar at the end of the day, this hard lemonade recipe may have you relaxing faster than you think. Plus, it's easy to make and delightfully chilly when it hits your tongue.
Lemonade can make you smile when you're starting to feel like you can't take any more of the heat. It can give you the energy you need to stay alert all day long. If you're looking for an apartment that can give you the kitchen you need to create all of these lemonade recipes (and more), consider our apartments in Dallas! Our architecturally significant, modern apartment homes are in the artsy, culturally diverse, historic Cedars neighborhood. Contact our office to learn more!
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